Job Type: Permanent
Location: Local Authority
Job Purpose
* The role of Commercial Lead for Digital & IT is a permanent position focused on shaping and delivering the Digital & IT Strategy for Procurement, Contract, Negotiations, and Supplier management, ensuring adherence to commissioning governance.
Key Duties/Accountabilities
1. Lead market engagement across the whole of the sector to develop insights and shape the Councils Digital & IT Strategy
2. Lead the strategic development and category management of Digital & IT, and any other related services supported by IT, as required, ensuring value for money for Council Services, in line with robust Commissioning Policy and Governance regulations
3. Identify and highlight market opportunities to enable the commissioning cycle to take early and effective advantage of market changes
4. Act as a subject matter expert on effective and efficient contract management and lead on the development of appropriate management mechanisms, policies and ...